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tenuous

/ˈtenjəwəs/TEN-yuh-wuhs
/ˈtɛnjəwəs/TEN-yuh-wuhs

Meaningthin

Common meaning: very slight or thin

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin tenuis ‘thin, slight’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry tenuis, p. 1856 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • tenuis Latin “thin, slight”

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